St Lucia Kings will take on Trinbago Knight Riders in the 12th match of the Caribbean Premier League 2024. After successful away wins over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, St Lucia Kings, who entered their home turf for their third CPL 2024 fixture, got beaten badly by Guyana Amazon Warriors by 6 wickets with 10 overs to spare.
The four-time champions, Trinbago Knight Riders on the other hand, got mixed results at the start of the CPL 2024. Their campaign took off in a grand style with a 44-run victory over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and five days later, they lost to newcomers Antigua & Barbuda Falcons by 6 runs where they failed to chase 176.
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St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders Match Analysis
St Lucia Team Preview
Probable Playing XI – Faf du Plessis (c), Johnson Charles, Ackeem Auguste, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Roston Chase, Tim Seifert (wk), David Wiese, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, Khary Pierre.
St Lucia Kings, who possess a packed team, won comfortably over Nevis Patriots and Barbuda Falcons by 5 wickets and 7 wickets, respectively. Credit to their batters for making the run chase a lot easier, as they achieved with more than 15 balls to spare on both occasions.
However, their batting got the reality check at home where they bundled out for just 100, resulting in a dreadful 6 wickets loss. Kings will be playing their next 3 games at home and should apply themselves better as a batting unit and strengthen their spin department.
Trinbago Knight Riders Team Preview
Probable Playing XI – Andries Gous, Sunil Narine, Shaqkere Paris, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Terrance Hinds, Akeal Hosein, Josh Little, Waqar Salamkheil.
Trinbago Knight Riders as expected made a splendid start to their CPL 2024 campaign, beating Patriots in the high-scoring game by 44 runs. Nicholas Pooran (97) and Keacy Carty (73*) bagged the honours with their incredible power hitting, and later bowlers ensured a comprehensive win.
Kingpins Andre Russell and Akeal Hosein who were absent for their opener made the way back into the side against Falcons, but that didn’t turn out well as Knight Riders fell short of the target by 6 runs to record their first defeat in CPL 2024. They travel to Gros Islet and Bridgetown for the next two matches before returning for their first home fixture on September 19th.
Venue and Pitch Report
The surface here at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium is a balanced one with an average 1st innings of 178 in the last 7 T20s. Chasing anything more than 160 is always challenging here. St Lucia vs Trinbago Knight Riders promises to be a treat for the fans.
SLK vs TKR CPL 2024 Winner Prediction and Betting Tips
SLK vs TKR Winner Prediction
Out of the 22 matches both teams met in CPL history, Trinbago Knight Riders have won 16 of those while St Lucia Kings emerged victorious only 6 times, hence we predict Trinbago Knight Riders to come out on top when both sides meet on Wednesday.
Top Run Scorer
Keacy Carty looks in great touch having made the scores of 34 and 73* in his last 2 innings, he is expected to continue the same form against St Lucia Kings.
Most Wickets
The conditions are ideal for spin, Sunil Narine who already got 4 wickets in 2 matches in CPL 2024 is likely to rule the SLK vs TKR game.
After analyzing SLK and TKR, the latter has a good spin attack and is likely to win this match. Bet on the Caribbean Premier League 2024 on the GUGOBET Cricket Betting App. Get the best odds and features like Exchange Betting on GUGOBET.
